Georgia Institute of Technology Reviews

"Extremely strong group of professors and students from every area of Robotics, making this a top-tier program."

"As a PhD student, many of the experiences are linked to the lab you work in and thus may vary significantly from person to person"

"The pros of this graduate program are great in number. Firstly, the field is relatively new, and expanding rapidly. The impacts that the growth of this field has on the human condition are enormous. Being apart of this program gives you insight to how physics is used in a medical setting in conjunction with nuclear engineering and radiology to help patients struggling from a myriad of illnesses. As a result, the number of research opportunities in this program are many as well. Also, having a degree in the field of medical physics gives one extremely high job security. However, the program is expensive for students who are not well off. And working while studying in such a difficult subject area is proving to be near impossible. The workload is large, but the teachers' availability is minimal because many of them are heavily involved in research--and rightly so for some of the reasons mentioned above. In terms of the institute itself--it has a diverse, modern, and supportive environment. Yet, there are so many fields that it must be supportive of, that the extent of their support is somewhat limited. They cannot simply provide all of the resources that medical physics students need at Georgia Tech. In fact, they even require taking an anatomy and physiology course elsewhere during your first year (if you did not already have credit), because they do not provide the course equivalent in one semester. Challenges like this exist, however overall, I would say the institute is a great place to learn about this field."

"The curriculum is overloaded by some courses that are not required by other professional programs. More credit hours are required to complete the M. Arch here than at other schools. Also, there is little to no flexibility in schedule. We do not get to take electives until our final year unless we placed out of courses."

"The pros of the graduate program is that it is highly respected in the field, and that there are a lot of academic support outlets and resources. Financial aid, however, is not as prevalent, and the value of the graduate course is not commensurate with starting salaries post-graduation."

"Georgia Tech has a quality Architecture program with strong connections to the professional community. It also enjoys a setting in Atlanta, a city that is ripe with successes and challenges for contemporary architecture and urban design/planning."

"I've really enjoyed the academic experience at Georgia Tech. I also studied here for my BS in civil engineering and decided to stay for a MS in environmental engineering. The quality of education is excellent, and it is readily recognized in the professional world, too, as I have seen through three internships along the way. The main cons - outside of a very large workload - are probably simply due to the location of the school. In downtown Atlanta, everything is very expensive and student security is often an issue."

"Georgia Tech is a great school that has high expectations for their students, the only con is that sometimes they do not offer enough resources for those expectations to be met with sanity intact. A few more opportunities for graduate tutoring would be ideal. Most of the tutoring opportunities are for undergraduate students and there isn't as much support for graduate in that academic support."

"Georgia Tech is a great school. It is challenges the student to do better, and become better engineers. The graduate program is rigorous and demanding. The combination of classwork and research puts high work loads on students. In the end the time and effort pay off."

"One of the biggest advantages to the BME program at Georgia Tech is the high quality of research faculty and labs available and the diversity and willingness to collaborate. One disadvantage is the teaching, which is fairly low priority to many teachers and to administration which leads to less effective learning."

"The program is great. Teachers are really knowledgeable, the program teaches all the core requirements to be job ready. The network of alumni and other affiliated contacts is really powerful and helps finding internships and jobs. I really feel like I have what I am paying for. The only cons I see would be the lack of entertainment on campus, it is one of the top engineering school and it is very academically driven."

"Georgia Tech is everything I expected and then some. This applies for both the good and bad aspects of the program. As a first year graduate student, my comments are not based off a great amount of experience, but overall the experience has been good. The number one asset of GT's program is the network and connections gained by being a GT graduate. Secondly, the education experience has been stimulating, encourages creativity, and requires the honing of time management skills. All of these lead to a program that prepares a graduate for a future as a medical professional."

"I did MS in Computer Science at Georgia Tech and its a fabulous program. Georgia Tech's reputation has helped open doors for me in my career and I feel proud as an alum to say that I graduated from there."

"They are extremely career focused which is refreshing. They assist any way they can with your job search and provide classes like career development and business communications to help better prepare you. Excellent quality of teachers, and staff."

"I love my masters program in public policy. My classmates are helpful and the professors are there to help you succeed!"

"Tech is very competitive and comprehensive and teaches life skills that will actually be applied in the work place."

"Excellent school. Living is a little expensive being in Atlanta midtown. Immediate areas around campus are not extremely safe, although the school and the state are taking necessary measure to improve this condition."

"1. Good overall program and connections. 2. No bridge between graduate students and undergraduate students."

"The GT School of Physics delivers on academic rigor, but isn't great at helping students determine what field they should work in; you have to cobble together what information is available about what professors are doing what, then approach them entirely on your own."

"Tell us about your college experience.My school was a great fit for me. I learned more about who I am and what I am looking for in life than any other school really could have done for me.Would you get the same degree if you could start over?I would have started in management, and not engineering, and graduated with a 3.8, instead of a 2.6. In the long run, college is irrelevant, as long as you get a degree. That way, you can become underemployed.What advice can you offer other students?Spend as much time as possible in school, it goes downhill from there, regardless of money."